This Old House"Essex 2012/13, Human Centered Design, and Demo"
Kevin visits the Institute for Human Centered Design and one of architect Sally DeGan's accessibly designed projects; the bad shed dormer is removed at the house, and work starts on a barrier-free entry. D

P. Allen Smith's Garden Home"The Food Show"
Allen explores Mt. Vernon Estate, learning about the vegetables and herbs George and Martha Washington grew in their gardens. He examines the rosemary hedges and what it takes to care for this versatile herb. He also looks at the abundance of fig trees that grow on the estate and shares his fig preserve recipe.G

4:00 pm

Moyers & Company"What's Fueling The Modern Abortion Debate?"
This year marks the 40th anniversary of Roe V. Wade, the Supreme Court decision that overturned many federal and state restrictions on a woman's right to an abortion. But while polls show that most Americans support the decision, and that a majority -- for the first time -- believe abortion should be legal in all or most cases, anti-abortion forces show no sign of relenting. A study by the Guttmacher Institute reported that state legislatures passed 92 provisions restricting a woman's access to reproductive health care in 2011 -- a number four times higher than the previous year. D

5:00 pm

William and Mary
Molly comes home from the hospital and the family anxiously waits to hear her results. William gets a shock when he meets the twin brother of a body he is arranging a funeral for.G

6:00 pm

NOVA"Rise of the Drones"
Unmanned flying robots - some as large as jumbo jets, others as small as birds - do things straight out of science fiction. Although much has been kept secret until now, NOVA is given access to drone engineers and those who operate drones for the U.S. military. Technologies are revealed that are leading to a new chapter in aviation history.G

7:00 pm

Outdoor Idaho"Winter Play"
Idahoans participate in a historic Scottish game on ice; team up with a dog for unusual cross-country ski contests; fly above the snow with a snowkite; drive 4x4s across the snow; and take the plunge for a polar bear swim.G

7:30 pm

Oregon Field Guide"Brown Pelicans, Freeriding, Oak Savannah"
The brown pelican has rebounded so successfully, the government has removed it from the endangered species list. Freeriding is a new twist on a style of mountain biking that originated in Canada where wooden ramps and bridges and logs were laid so bikers could avoid muddy forest trails.Several endangered Oregon species, including the Kincaid's lupine, rely on oak savannah, a type of habitat that once covered a million acres in the Willamette Valley.G

8:00 pm

Masterpiece Classic"Downton Abbey, Season 3 - Part 3"
Two social revolutions arrive at Downton Abbey: the Irish civil war and the fight for women's suffrage. A mysterious conspiracy keeps Bates, who is imprisoned, and Anna from communicating in any way. Part 3 of 7G

9:00 pm

Masterpiece Classic"Downton Abbey, Season 3 - Part 4"
The Crawley family faces its severest test yet. Meanwhile, new faces try to fit into the tight-knit circle of servants. New evidence turns up in a baffling case. Part 4 of 7G

10:00 pm

New Tricks"Big Topped"
Sandra learns her police detective father killed himself while under investigation for corruption. Meanwhile, a woman asks the team to look into the death of the man she has recently discovered was her biological father.G

11:00 pm

The Abolitionists: American Experience"The Abolitionists, Part Three"
During his raid on Harpers Ferry, John Brown is captured, then executed, becoming a martyr for the cause. Abraham Lincoln is elected president in 1860; war breaks out in 1861. On New Year's Day 1863, the Emancipation Proclamation is announced; African-American men may now enlist in the Union forces, and two of Frederick Douglass' sons go to war. In December 1865, the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution is ratified, banning slavery in all states.G